Mohawk Group Adds Sustainability Estimator
Dalton, GA, January 23, 2023—Mohawk Group debuted the latest addition to the commercial flooring manufacturer’s collection of resources for specifiers – the Sustainability Estimator.
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Drew Hash Named President of Southwind Building Products
Dalton, GA, January 23, 2023-- Southwind Building Products, based in Dalton, Georgia, has announced the hiring of Drew Hash as its new president.
HMTX Expands Carbon-Neutral Portfolio Through Offsets
Norwalk, CT, January 23, 2023-HMTX Industries announced that its HMTX commercial and HMTX global divisions have expanded their carbon-neutral product portfolio with the purchase of REDD+ verified carbon offsets.
Louisville Tile Distributors Holding Grand Opening for Chicago Pro Shop
Louisville, KY, January 23, 2023—Louisville Tile Distributors announces the grand opening of its Chicago area Pro Shop.
OneFlor USA Entering Residential Market with Surfaces Launch
Houston, TX, January 23, 2023-OneFlor USA will enter the residential flooring market featuring the Cling Comfort brand.
U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Up 14% by Projects in Q4 2022
Portsmouth, NH, January 23, 2023—At the close of 2022’s Q4, the U.S. construction pipeline stood at 5,465 projects/650,626 rooms, up 14% by projects and 12% rooms Year-Over-Year (YOY), in the most recent Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the United States (U.S.) from Lodging Econometrics.
Existing-Home Sales Fell 1.5% in December, Hitting Decade Low
Washington, D.C., January 20, 2023--Existing-home sales retreated for the 11th consecutive month in December, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Jobless Claims Fall for Third Week in a Row
Washington, D.C., January 20, 2023--In the week ending January 14, 2023, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance was 190,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 205,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Total Housing Starts Slid in December, but Single-Family Grew
Washington, D.C., January 20, 2023--Privately owned housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,382,000, which is 1.4% below the revised November estimate of 1,401,000 and 21.8% below the December 2021 rate of 1,768,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Georgia Ports Increasing Capacity Following Record Volume in 2022
Savannah, GA, January 20, 2023--The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in 2022 handled 5.9 million 20-foot equivalent units--more containers than ever before and a 5% increase over 2021--as gluts of imports caused widespread port backups, reports FreightWaves, a news source covering the logistics industry.